Reuters writes about Pristina: The concrete capital is trying to get more attractive with X-rays

Reuters writes that “Pristina is trying to revive its deaf and gray image with vivid inscriptions on walls and buildings, helping to transform public spaces into more attractive and vibrant areas”.

More than 100 artists from 28 countries have covered 2,000 square metre walls on B Street (B Street) in the city with art at a festival for the past three days.

This road divides the old communist buildings in the West with new ones to the east, which all have one thing in common with little space for public use and an abundance of concrete, Reuters writes.

When you see the concrete give the impression that it is still under construction”, said Agon Xhelili, host of the Kosovo Styles Festival. When artists see these places they say, "Fuck, this is the best place to paint."

The non-profit organisation of the same name was established in Germany in the mid - 1990s, supporting artists who could legally paint thousands of square metres of abandoned areas.

Since its establishment, it has organised more than 400 events like the one in Pristina, helping thousands of artists worldwide.

Daniel Sharon, an artist from London who attended the event with his brother, was painting motives from the horror - white and black film of the 1950 ' s, the creature from the Black Quarter.

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After the end of the war in Kosovo in 1999, the Balkan country saw a boom in construction, though the government has said that more than 70% of all apartments and houses have been built without official approval.